Rapid Pole News Today

As of 6 a.m. Thursday, more than 14,000 customers were without power across New Hampshire from strong winds in the region. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Gray has issued a Wind Advisory for New Hampshire, saying wind gusts could reach up to 50 mph.

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts – Nearly a year ago, a powerful storm swept across New Hampshire, breaking about 200 power poles.

A broken utility pole could mean that people lose power for hours, but new technology is allowing Eversource to restore power faster than ever.

Eversource has developed something called the trailered rapid pole, a temporary utility pole that can handle the electrical load until the broken pole is replaced.

Many good ideas seem obvious once somebody has thought of them. RapidPole is a good example.“It’s kind of surprising that something like this hasn’t been done already,” said Timothy McHugh, manager for an Eversource program called NH Troubleshooters,...

As Eversource responded to thousands of outages in New Hampshire, the company brought out some new technology to deal with damage in Laconia.